Teller County, CO, July 27, 2018– Sheriff Mikesell wants to comment on the pending lawsuit from the ACLU. Here is his statement: The ACLU is attempting to obtain an injunction against us cooperating with our ICE partners. Let me explain what this means. There is a lot of inflammatory rhetoric by the ACLU about what I am doing. But let me be clear. I am holding criminals. We are not conducting round-up operations. We never have and never will. These people we have detai

Teller County, CO, July 27, 2018– Yesterday afternoon, the Teller County Sheriff’s Office conducted a marijuana raid in Teller County. A search warrant was obtained and executed during the course of an investigation and one person was arrested. On July 26, 2018, deputies from the Teller County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 41 Sodalite Ln., an address near Divide. Deputies discovered 29 marijuana plants being illicitly grown on a section of the property. Dried

Teller County, CO, July 10, 2018– On July 8th, a 17 year-old Teller County resident was approached by a person who wanted to trade marijuana for the dirt bike that he had advertised for sale on Craigslist. The boy promptly notified his father, Sheriff Jason Mikesell, about the offer. Teller County narcotics detectives began investigating the case and arranged a location to exchange the dirt bike for the marijuana. Yesterday, July 9th, a buy/bust operation was conducted by und

Chateau Fire is now 100% contained! Residents are no longer on pre-evac. Thank you firefighters! #tcso

Teller County, CO, July 9, 2018– Since the beginning of the #ChateauFire on June 28th, Teller County Sheriff’s Detectives, along with arson experts from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, have been working tirelessly to determine the cause. The investigation reveals this fire, which consumed over 1,400 acres of habited and inhabited land and destroyed at least 8 homes and numerous outbuildings, was human-caused by leaving an unauthorized campfire unattended. Two Manitou Sp

All roads are now open and barricades have been removed, but please remember this is an active Fire scene and crews are still working in the area, Safety First!

95% Containment!

Teller County, CO, July 6, 2018– In the early morning hours of Thursday, July 6th, Sheriff Deputies responded to a reported car fire in the driveway of a residence in Florissant. Upon arrival, it was obvious the fire was intentionally set. Detectives specializing in arson cases were called to the scene to investigate. Detectives conducted interviews and developed probable cause to arrest a resident of the home where this occurred. Louis Eisner, a 51 year-old Teller County man

With 91% Containment, this morning, Friday July 6th at 11:00 am, Sheriff Mikesell has issued the order that High Chateau and the subdivisions located behind High Chateau along with Highland Meadows will be re-opened for resident access. Residents must have the approved PASS to get in to the evacuated area. REMEMBER YOU ARE STILL ON PRE-EVACUATION! Don’t forget to go to the Disaster Assistance Center from 10-6 pm at Summit Elementary, 490 Meadow Park Drive, in Divide if you ha